- White House officials blame Rudy Giuliani for not one, but two accusations against President Donald Trump, according to a report by The New York Times.
- The president has been charged with his role in the deadly riots in the Capitol, fueled largely by Trump supporters’ unfounded conviction that the election was’ stolen ‘, an idea that strongly encouraged Giuliani.
- Although White House officials are believed to be angry with Giuliani, one of Trump’s advisers tweeted on behalf of the president and praised the former mayor.
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White House officials blame Rudy Giuliani for not one, but two accusations against President Donald Trump, according to a report by The New York Times.
Trump became the first president to be charged twice on Wednesday. Ten House Republicans joined the vote with the Democrats, making it the most dual accusation in U.S. history.
Trump is charged with ‘inciting insurgency’, linked to his role in the deadly siege on the US Capitol last week that forced lawmakers to evacuate and left five people dead.
Giuliani, Trump’s lawyer and a strong ally, strongly supported the president’s election challenges and unleashed the unfounded allegations of fraud that helped the siege.
But even amid recent reports that the president at one point told their assistants not to pay Giuliani after asking $ 20,000 a day in legal fees for his work contesting the election results, Trump continues to praise him.
Although the president is banned on Twitter, Jason Miller, one of his advisors, said: “Just talked to President Trump, and he told me that @RudyGiuliani is a wonderful guy and a Patriot who has dedicated his services to the country! We all love the American mayor!”
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Although Trump may be recovering with Giuliani, White House officials are “universally angry” at Giuliani, according to The Times, for encouraging the president to take actions that have led to both of his accusations.
Trump was first charged in December 2019 with abuse of power and obstruction of justice.
The trial is related to the fact that the president put the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, under pressure to investigate Biden and his son Hunter over unfounded allegations of corruption, which Giuliani said.
Giuliani is also under scrutiny over his role in inciting the violence that took place during the siege of the Capitol, as he said earlier in the day that we would have a battle trial! “He later said the comment was a reference to ‘Game of Thrones’.